The #1 country song on September 26, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on September 26, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

I'm Lost
Benny Carter and his Orchestra

Notable September 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Jane Smiley

Born September 26, 1949

Lucius Allen

Born September 26, 1947

Andrea Dworkin

Born September 26, 1946

Louise Beaudoin

Born September 26, 1945

Kent McCord

Born September 26, 1942

David Frizzell

Born September 26, 1941